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Location: Alvin & Friends

True Grits

31 January 2016

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One of our signature dishes is Shrimp & Grits and, as Chef Raymond Jackson told the Restaurant Hunter TV show recently, “No self-respecting southerner uses instant grits – we import our stone-ground grits from Oxford, Mississippi. “ So what’s so special about our grits? We

Ready for Our Close Up!

31 January 2016

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Ready for Our Close Up! Recently Alvin & Friends has been featured on two local TV shows, Restaurant Hunter (FIOS channel 1) and Toni On! New York (WLNY channel 55 and WCBS channel 2). The shows were fun to watch – but as we discovered a lot of work goes into those 2 or 3

Catfish: Farm Raised vs. Line Caught

28 November 2014

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Our cornmeal fried catfish is a popular choice, made with farm-raised catfish filets from Ittabena, Mississippi. But why farm-raised? Wouldn’t line-caught catfish be a more authentically “southern” choice? Chef Raymond Jackson says “Farm-raised catfish are more readily available,

What are “Sky Vegetables”?

28 November 2014

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New on our fall menu is an Autumn Salad featuring Sky Vegetables dandelion and mustard greens dressed with an apple cider vinaigrette and tossed with grilled Granny Smith apples and dried cranberries. (Yes it is as delicious as it sounds!) But what are “Sky Vegetables”? In fact

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